Project Gutenberg 2014-12-24 Public domain in the USA. 280 Goldfrap, John Henry 1879 1917 Lawton, Captain Wilbur Deering, Fremont B. Payson, Howard Lawton, Wilbur Dexter J. Forrester West, Marvin Forrester, Dexter J. The Dreadnought Boys on Battle Practice E-text prepared by Demian Katz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the Digital Library of the Falvey Memorial Library, Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu) "The Dreadnought Boys on Battle Practice" by John Henry Goldfrap is a children's adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows two adolescent cousins, Ned Strong and Herc Taylor, who yearn for a life of adventure beyond the monotony of their rural existence. Inspired by a promotional poster of a U.S. Navy battleship, they decide to enlist in the Navy, anticipating a new life filled with excitement and heroism. At the start of the novel, Ned and Herc are found in their small town, captivated by a poster depicting a sailor on a battleship, which sparks their ambition to join the Navy. Their determination leads them to enlist, resulting in a comedic altercation with a local bully, Hank Harkins, and their grandfather's reluctant approval. The opening sets a tone of youthful enthusiasm and naivety as they transition from farm life to the naval adventure they have long dreamed of, unaware of the challenges and camaraderie that await them on their journey in Uncle Sam's Navy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Sailors -- Juvenile fiction United States. Navy -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 393251 2025-07-19T08:26:42.376030 text/html 379174 2024-10-24T13:24:31 text/html 1564378 2025-07-19T08:26:48.703924 application/epub+zip 1564602 2025-07-19T08:26:43.345960 application/epub+zip 227999 2025-07-19T08:26:42.831001 application/epub+zip 1708550 2025-07-19T08:26:53.032904 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1653332 2025-07-19T08:26:47.994972 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322102 2022-09-21T16:53:50.858179 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345406 2025-07-19T08:26:41.162027 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 325358 2024-10-24T13:24:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17773 2025-07-19T08:26:53.174909 application/rdf+xml 30928 2025-07-19T08:26:42.919956 image/jpeg 4538 2025-07-19T08:26:42.875000 image/jpeg 1611703 2025-07-19T08:26:42.438978 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia